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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. Calculation of the early start and early finish dates for the uncompleted portions of all network activities






2. Risk that remains after risk responses have been implemented






3. Term used in precedence diagramming method for a logical relationship in current usage. precedence relationship - logical relationship and dependency are interchangeably used






4. An imperfection or deficiency in a project component where that component does not meet requirements or specifications and needs to be either repaired or replaced






5. One or more numerical or text values that identify characteristics of the work or in some way categorize the schedule activity that allows filtering and ordering of activities within reports






6. Buyer pays the seller a set amount (as defined by the contract) and the seller can earn an additional amount if the seller meets defined performance criteria






7. Documenting the actions necessary to define - prepare - integrate and coordinate all subsidiary plans






8. System of practices - techniques - procedures and rules used by those who work in a discipline






9. Processes and activities needed to identify - define - combine - unify and coordinate the various processes and project management activities within the project management process groups






10. Narrative description of products - services or results






11. Document that provides for common and repeated use - rules - guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results






12. Processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation - collection - distribution - storage - retrieval - and ultimate disposition of project information






13. Document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organization resources to the project activities






14. Auditing the quality requirements and the results from quality control measurements to ensure appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are used






15. Calendar of working days or shifts that establishes those dates on which schedule activities are worked and nonworking days that determine those dates on which schedule activities are idle






16. Estimating the type and quantities of material - people - equipment or supplies required to perform the activity






17. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity can start - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.






18. Uncertain event or condition that has a positive or negative effect on projects objectives






19. Processes involved in estimating - budgeting - and controlling costs so that the project can be completed within the approved budget






20. A condition or situation favorable to the project - a positive set of circumstances - a positive set of events - a risk that will have a positive impact.






21. Learning gained from the process of performing the project






22. Float (total float - free float)






23. Requests to expand or reduce the project scope - modify policies - processes - plans or procedures - modify costs or budgets - or revise schedules






24. The process of completing each project procurement






25. A histogram - ordered by frequency of occurrence - that shows how many results were generated by each identified cause






26. Logical grouping of project management inputs - tools and techniques and outputs. includes initiating processes - planning processes - executing processes - monitoring and controlling processes and closing processes. NOT project phases






27. Store of historical information and lessons learned about both the outcomes of previous project selection decisions and previous project performance






28. Collection of logically related project activities - usually culminating in the completion of a major deliverable. project phase is a component of the project life cycle






29. Risk that arises as a direct result of implementing a risk response






30. Processes to purchase or acquire the products - services or results needed from outside the project team to perform the work






31. Source of variation that is not inherent in the system - is not predictable - and it intermittent. also referred to as assignable cause.






32. Person or group that provides financial resources in cash or in kind for the project






33. Document that graphically depicts the project team members and their interrelationships for a specific project






34. Slack - Total amount of time that a schedule activity maybe delayed from its early start date without delaying the project finish date or violating a schedule constraint.






35. Documented direction to perform an activity that can reduce the probability of negative consequences associated with project risks






36. Technique for estimating that applies a weighted average of optimistic - pessimistic and most likely estimates when there is uncertainty with the individual activity estimates






37. Structure that relates the project organizational breakdown structure to the work breakdown structure to help ensure that each component of the project scope of work is assigned to a person or team






38. Defined function to be performed by a project team member






39. Risk response planning technique for a threat that creates changes to the project management plan that are meant to either eliminate the risk or to protect the project objectives from its impact.






40. Hybrid contractual arrangement containing aspects of both cost reimbursable and fixed price contracts. time and material contract have no definitive end - can grow. units are preset by the buyer and seller.






41. Type of procurement document used to request price quotations from prospective sellers of common or standard products or services






42. A quantitative assessment of the likely amount or outcome. usually applied to project costs - resources - effort and durations.






43. Processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required and only the work required to complete the project successfully






44. Deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of the work breakdown structure






45. The enterprise whose personnel are directly involved in doing the work of the project






46. Improving the competencies - team interaction - and the overall team environment to enhance project performance






47. A formally constituted group of stakeholders responsible for reviewing - evaluating - approving - delaying or rejecting changes to a project - with all the decisions and recommendations being recorded






48. Modification of a logical relationship that directs a delay in the successor activity. activity with a 10 day lag - cannot start until 10 days after an activity is finished






49. A category of projects that have common components significant in such projects - but are not needed or present in all projects. application areas are usually defined in terms of either the product or the type of customer or industry sector






50. Group of persons with a shared objective who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting fact to face.